Scientific Method Stations Activity

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Use this activity in different ways! 30 Focus Question Cards are provided. These cards can be used as scientific method stations or as a scientific method activity that can be done in pairs, groups, or even individually.

Include both digital Google Slides and print options to assign!

Plus, a free bonus scientific method worksheet is included.

Each version of this activity has students:

1. Write an If… Then… hypothesis based on the focus question.
2. Design an experiment to test the hypothesis.
3. Identify the independent and dependent variables.
4. Describe the necessary controls.

To Use as STATIONS:

• There are 30 total cards – too many for all to be used as stations – so you will pick both the number of stations you want to include and the focus questions you like the best. Students rotate through the stations and answer questions on a provided worksheet.

To Use as a PAIRS ACTIVITY:

• Every pair of students (or individual student) in the room has their own unique focus question. I like this method because it helps me to differentiate easily. I give more straightforward, easy cards to students who struggle a bit, and I give cards that will require a deeper understanding of how to set up an experiment to students who have mastered the material already. Students record their ideas on a provided worksheet. At the end, the pairs share with the whole class what their focus question was and how they would test it.

FREE Bonus Worksheet!

• This download also includes a scientific method worksheet with all 30 focus questions in one place. Students write an If… Then… hypothesis for each focus question and identify independent and dependent variables.

Teacher Notes:

• This scientific method stations activity includes a suggested answer key for each focus question, but due to the nature of the activity, students will come up with varied responses.
• Please note that this resource is not editable.
• NGSS Science and Engineering Practice: Asking Questions and Defining Problems
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